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Recent Examples of throne
Staff Author,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
Prince William, heir to the British throne, lives a privileged life that is alien to most.
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
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Creg Stephenson | [email protected],
al,
14 Jan. 2020
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Noun
Born in Monaco on September 5, just one year after his older sister, Charlotte, Pierre Casiraghi is the eighth in line for the Monégasque throne.
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Staff Author,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
Prince William, heir to the British throne, lives a privileged life that is alien to most.
—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Verb
Kate Daly, relationship expert and cofounder of online divorce service amicable, shared the pros and cons of throning.
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Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—
Creg Stephenson | [email protected],
al,
14 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throne
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Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns.
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Lauryn enjoyed the performance from her seat, singing along and cooling herself off with an electronic fan.
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Perhaps more importantly, WWE will crown both the King and Queen of the Ring, with the winners of their respective tournaments earning the right to challenge for a world title at SummerSlam on August 1 and 2.
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My ambitions are crowned with glory.
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Perhaps no contingent appears better suited to topple soccer’s ruling class from its pedestal than the seven remaining nations of the Confederation of African Football.
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Because in order to steal them, that's the easiest way to-- to get them off the pedestal.
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The matter was not on the city’s agenda but was brought on as a walk-on item at the top of the meeting.
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On the subsequent rebound, the ball found Kovačić at the top of the box, but his right-footed volley was barely deflected over the net by Diogo Costa.
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Youngsters romped through the crowd, happily indulging in eggthrowing or dunking-machine antics or trying to climb to the pinnacle of a greased pole, where a $20 bill waited.
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But decades before industrial America transformed global horology in the latter half of the 19th century, the Founding Fathers lived in a world where mechanical timekeeping represented the pinnacle of craftsmanship, technology, and taste.
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The new boat actively stabilizes its ride height, roll, and pitch to minimize deck motion, ensuring safe pilot transfers even at high speeds.
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Raise mowing height during dry spells to promote deeper roots and conserve soil moisture.
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Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
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For much of the past week, all that Colombia had been able to agree upon was the pre-eminence of Luis Diaz, who remained a whirling dervish throughout the match as his side’s outstanding player.
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